What happened with sparkfun, I have missed some episodes...But really, it's a good company...

They have sent me whatever I ordered within 2 weeks, and never paid export fees... ( I live in Greece, sent as gifts )Also I have a friend that "co-operates" with sparkfun in Greece thus he gets better prices for more massive orders, and have brought us many many goods within the time limit and in very good condition???

It's not like I advertise them, but "I" buy a lot from them and like to know what happened...

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P.S. I've been inactive for almost a year... Don't give promises but I'll try to complete my tutorials. I'll let you know when..

Some ebay sellers can be problematic. I know a few people who bought servos from ebay and went for the cheapest and ended up with 4 black boxes, 4 broken circuit boards and 14 sub standaed metal gears(2 were missing).

Although i find ebay a good place for servos i have a few ground rules/ a check list i follow.

1)Who is the seller? you often find some good deals and find the sellers are from well known hobby shops or well know stores. And more often than not there will be a large number of the product available.

2)Documentation. Servos especially should have all the specs you would normally find if you were buying from a well know place. If you can cross check the spec do as some people just make them up if they couldnt care less(the people who make an effort are more reliable. but not always)

3)They should have infomation like this package includes, the payment methods, shipping time.

I am not saying that sellers who dont meet all or any of the above points are bad and are un trust worthy i am just saying that i have been following them for a while and never had a problem.